| Fidelio by Beethoven |
| Beethoven's Fidelio is being performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York during the 2002-2003 season. Associated Press review of November 16, 2002, Met performance The December 7, 2002, afternoon performance will be broadcast over the radio. |
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| In an outstanding recording of Fidelio, Otto Klemperer conducts a cast including Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, and Walter Berry. The recording can be ordered from amazon.com. |
| The recording of Fidelio conducted by Leonard Bernstein with Gundula Janowitz, René Kollo, Lucia Popp, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the Vienna State Opera Chorus, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra can be ordered from amazon.com and from amazon.ca. |
| In the United States, the Metropolitan Opera production of Fidelio will be broadcast over the television by PBS on December 26, 2002, at 9 p.m. Eastern time (check local listings). The cast includes Karita Mattila, Ben Heppner, René Pape, and Robert Lloyd. The opera was videotaped at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in October 2000. |
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